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Problem Solving Skills Worksheet: Five Steps

Critical thinking lesson 19: Problem-solving steps · Set 188 · 40 questions
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Thinking tip (Five calm steps): The steps in order: understand the problem → think of ideas → choose the best idea → try it out → check if it worked. Helps: staying calm, breaking it into parts, asking for help, drawing a diagram, trying again. Gets in the way: panicking, giving up at once, blaming others, repeating the same try, guessing wildly.

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  1. 1.🔁 Your fix did not work. What next? (a) try another idea (b) blame the tools (c) hide it (d) give up
  2. 2.🛠️ What is the first step in solving a problem? (a) try any idea (b) give up (c) know what is wrong (d) blame someone
  3. 3.True or false: “blaming others” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “panicking” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: say what is wrong? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 2
  6. 6.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: pick one plan or put the plan to work? (a) pick one plan (b) put the plan to work
  7. 7.True or false: “breaking it into parts” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: put the plan to work? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 5
  9. 9.True or false: “repeating the same try” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🚲 Your cycle chain keeps slipping off. What is a good first step? (a) kick the cycle (b) stop cycling (c) look at what is wrong (d) buy a new cycle
  11. 11.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) staying calm (b) drawing a diagram (c) asking for help (d) guessing wildly
  12. 12.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) repeating the same try (b) blaming others (c) trying again (d) giving up at once
  13. 13.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: ignoring the problem? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  14. 14.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: pick one plan? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 5 (d) step 1
  15. 15.True or false: “staying calm” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “giving up at once” helps you solve a problem. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or put the plan to work? (a) see if it helped (b) put the plan to work
  18. 18.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: blaming others? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  19. 19.Which of these gets in the way of solving? (a) asking for help (b) breaking it into parts (c) trying again (d) panicking
  20. 20.True or false: “ignoring the problem” gets in the way of solving. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: drawing a diagram? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blaming others (b) panicking (c) drawing a diagram (d) repeating the same try
  23. 23.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: guessing wildly? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  24. 24.Which of these helps you solve a problem? (a) guessing wildly (b) panicking (c) repeating the same try (d) staying calm
  25. 25.True or false: “panicking” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: understand the problem or list possible fixes? (a) understand the problem (b) list possible fixes
  27. 27.True or false: “making a list” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: put the plan to work or say what is wrong? (a) put the plan to work (b) say what is wrong
  29. 29.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: see if it helped or try it out? (a) see if it helped (b) try it out
  30. 30.🤝 Who can help you solve a hard problem? (a) a teacher or parent (b) a rumour (c) nobody ever (d) only a stranger
  31. 31.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: breaking it into parts? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  32. 32.True or false: “drawing a diagram” gets in the way of solving. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “breaking it into parts” helps you solve a problem. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drawing a diagram (b) guessing wildly (c) trying again (d) breaking it into parts
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring the problem (b) asking for help (c) repeating the same try (d) blaming others
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) panicking (b) staying calm (c) making a list (d) asking for help
  37. 37.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: trying again? (a) gets in the way (b) helps solve it
  38. 38.🛠️ Does this help solve a problem, or get in the way: asking for help? (a) helps solve it (b) gets in the way
  39. 39.🛠️ When solving a problem, which comes first: think of ideas or choose the best idea? (a) think of ideas (b) choose the best idea
  40. 40.🛠️ Which problem-solving step is this: choose the best idea? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 5 (d) step 1

Answer key

  1. try another idea
  2. know what is wrong
  3. False
  4. True
  5. step 1
  6. pick one plan
  7. False
  8. step 4
  9. True
  10. look at what is wrong
  11. guessing wildly
  12. trying again
  13. gets in the way
  14. step 3
  15. False
  16. False
  17. put the plan to work
  18. gets in the way
  19. panicking
  20. True
  21. helps solve it
  22. drawing a diagram
  23. gets in the way
  24. staying calm
  25. False
  26. understand the problem
  27. False
  28. say what is wrong
  29. try it out
  30. a teacher or parent
  31. helps solve it
  32. False
  33. True
  34. guessing wildly
  35. asking for help
  36. panicking
  37. helps solve it
  38. helps solve it
  39. think of ideas
  40. step 3

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